Teaching, Learning & Development Manager TLNT_NI

Position: Teaching, Learning & Development Manager TLNT1_NI
Are you a visionary educationalist ready to shape the future of pedagogy and professional development? Belfast Metropolitan College is seeking a dynamic Teaching, Learning and Development Manager. As a core leader within the People and Culture team, you will champion evidence-informed teaching practices and play a pivotal role in driving the ambitious new Powered by People strategy. This is your opportunity to embed a culture of world-class teaching excellence and innovation across all Further Education, Higher Education and Work-Based Learning (WBL) programmes at one of the UK's largest colleges.

What's on offer?

Location:

Belfast
- Titanic Quarter Campus, with cross-campus working Salary:
Band 10 | £29.82 per hour equivalent Contract Type: 6 months - with scope for extension

Hours:

Full-Time (36 hours per week, Monday
- Friday) - Part-Time hours would be considered Vibrant Environment:
Work from our landmark Titanic Quarter Campus with access to excellent onsite staff amenities (including term-time canteens and discounted parking) Professional Impact:
Broad visibility reporting to cross-college management and steering high-profile annual staff conferences and excellence awards

Key Responsibilities In this role, you won't just manage processes, you will lead change. You will:
Drive Strategy:
Design, implement, and deliver a world-class learning and development strategy that empowers academic teams to realise their full potential. Elevate Pedagogy:
Partner with senior leadership to advance continuous improvement, blend emerging technologies (TEL) into the classroom and establish an online resource hub for best practices. Nurture Talent:
Oversee staff inductions, mentorship paths and formal teaching/assessing qualifications in collaboration with external educational partners. Quality & Compliance:
Guide academic teams toward inspection-readiness, linking classroom observation data directly to meaningful, tailored training interventions. Who You Are

Qualifications:

A recognised teaching qualification alongside a minimum of a Level 5 qualification or equivalent OR a Level 6 Degree and a minimum of 5 years Learning & Development Executive level experience (for candidates without a recognised teaching qualification). Proven Track Record:
At least 3 years of experience driving organisational performance improvements through targeted training, development or people-focused initiatives. Sector Expertise:
Deep insight into what constitutes outstanding, high-performance teaching across FE, HE, and work-based environments. Innovative Mindset:
Practical experience creating blended learning pathways and integrating innovative techniques/technologies into training settings. Influencing

Skills:

Exceptional relationship management skills with a proven capacity to consult, negotiate, and collaborate at a senior leadership level. Please note, enhanced vetting is required for this role including an Enhanced Access NI check. If you have a can-do attitude, thrive in a collaborative environment, and possess the vision to foster an agile, continuous-learning workforce, we want to hear from you! Apply today or reach out to Sam @ Randstad for a confidential chat.

Randstad Care acts as an employment business when supplying temporary staff and as an employment agency when introducing candidates for permanent employment with a client. Randstad Care is an equal opportunities employer and decisions are made on merits alone. Did you know that Randstad Care have been awarded a place on the National Clinical Staffing Framework for the NHS? This means we will be able to bring you more opportunities within nursing & midwifery and clinical staffing.

Skills:

Training Teaching Learning Development Benefits:
Enhanced Holidays Free On-site Parking